Byzantine Basics
This empire preserved Roman laws, administration, and military traditions.
What is the Byzantine Empire?
Constantinople was located on this peninsula between two seas.
What is the Bosporus Peninsula?
The name of the famous church built by Justinian in Constantinople.
What is the Hagia Sophia?
After Rome fell, Western Europe was divided into these small political units.
What are kingdoms?
This Germanic tribe eventually settled in what is now France.
Who are the Franks?
The Eastern Roman capital, known for its strategic location and wealth.
What is Constantinople?
The empire’s location allowed it to control trade between these two major regions.
What are Europe and Asia?
The Justinian Code helped unify and organize this aspect of society.
What is law?
One effect of the collapse of trade was that people moved from cities to these areas.
What is the countryside?
This tribe sacked Rome in 410 CE.
Who are the Visigoths?
This sea-connected region helped the Byzantines maintain a strong economy.
What is the Mediterranean?
Trade goods like silk, grain, and spices came through Constantinople from this continent.
What is Asia?
Hagia Sophia’s architecture reflected the empire’s wealth and devotion to this religion.
What is Christianity?
This group of people invaded Western Europe and contributed to Rome’s fall.
Who are the Germanic tribes?
Germanic tribes weakened central authority because they preserved these instead of Roman systems.
What are local customs?
The official religion of the Byzantine Empire.
What is Christianity?
A strong economy allowed the Byzantine Empire to support this essential service for defense.
What is the military?
Codifying Roman law influenced the development of legal systems in this part of the world.
What is Europe?
After Rome fell, learning declined because there were fewer of these institutions.
What are schools or libraries?
These small kingdoms set the stage for medieval European society.
Answer: What are Germanic kingdoms?
This emperor codified Roman law into one organized system.
Who is Justinian?
This factor made Constantinople easy to defend and helped it survive for over a thousand years.
What is its strategic geographic location (peninsula and walls)?
In addition to law and religion, the Byzantines preserved traditions in this area of society.
What is administration or government?
Political instability in Western Europe was caused by the lack of this type of authority.
What is central authority?
The Ostrogoths ruled in this part of former Roman territory.
What is Italy?